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at the edge of doing something (SergeyL); on the edge of (She slipped and hit her head while sitting on the edge of the bathtub. -- Она соскользнула с края / бортика ванны и ударилась головой. ART Vancouver); on the verge of something (чего-л., smth.); at the brink (owant); on the brink of (чего-л.); on the edge (источник – DLI RUSSIAN Glossary; ссылка –
 yojik.eu dimock); on the verge of (чего-л., smth. • His lips seemed forever on the verge of a smile, though his face and bearing were marked by a polite gravity... (I. Asimov)) |
